((((Lucille))))) from here too. Lucille, your loss may not be as great but you've still suffered a loss, and I'm sorry. Your mood is understandable, many of us hundreds of miles away are just stunned at the coverage on the news that we've been seeing. No one is paying attention to much else, talking about much else. And its hard being this far and wanting to do something. If you couldn't make yourself work today, then don't. Just take care of yourself please. And its amazing the weight some water will add, if your son is coming let him do some lifting. I have a friend who is our public health nurse, I think I've mentioned that before. After our 2007 storm, within a few days but well into the next month, there was an epidemic of crabby, irritable people. Also people tired, sad, couples fighting, children acting out. It was determined to be post traumatic stress from the storm. Our community had an outbreak of PTSD. ;0) Except it wasn't funny at the time, became better when people recognized what was going on. Get some rest and be good to yourself. Let us know how the weekend goes please.

Despite the holiday the trash people are picking up today so my sons are coming over this morning to help drag heavy stuff out of the garage, wet rugs and so on. There is already a big pile of stuff to be thrown away out at the curb. The small refrigerator, oil filled heaters, pressure washer, carpet cleaner and other electric stuff I had stored in the garage waiting for the move will also have to be thrown away. I briefly thought about letting the electric stuff dry out and testing it but then decided that half of my stuff has been destroyed by water, I don't want the remainder destroyed by an electrical fire so out it goes. Plus there is a ton more stuff that needs to be sorted and a ton more stuff to be thrown away. I had a couple days I just couldn't do anything, I just could not get up and go into the garage and do the work I knew I needed done. Finally the day before yesterday I ignored the mess and went and got my hair cut, got an eye exam and ordered new eyeglasses, and bought a few groceries. Yesterday, finally, I started feeling like the real me and I got to work in earnest, hence the pile of trash bags at the curb. While working outside I got to talk to some of my neighbors, one got more water in his house and lost a huge amount of stuff, another whose house sits higher still lost a bunch of stuff she stored at ground level, she is the only one of us who had flood insurance since this area does not usually flood even in past hurricanes. I am so proud of my sons, one went to stay with and help a friend who has farm critters like goats and needed help with the animals, the other joined an effort to collect and distribute meals to the firefighters and police in his area of Houston, many who had been working extraordinarily long shifts. My gardens which were my pride and joy are dying, the plants were under water for days and many of them didn't make it. While the house is no longer mine I still am distressed about the loss. Of course the cannas and other water loving plants are prospering. The yard cleanup will be done in a few days after the garage stuff has been sorted and the garage cleaned.

What a find, that is absolutely GORGEOUS! ! ! And useful, too! Rusty

"Found it on the clearer picture, didn't know it was that tiny." "Peke on my monitor my picture looks as clear as the other." The original was "fuzzier" on my monitor, too. See the difference? I just took a screen shot of both: